Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald

Thomas Fitzmaurice
Thomas Fitzmaurice
	Lord O’Connello
Born	c. 1145
Died	1213
Spouse(s)	Ellinor de Marisco
	Issue John FitzThomas
Parents	Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan; Alice de Montgomery

Thomas FitzMaurice (c. 1145 – 1213) of Shanid,[1] Lord of O'Connelloe,[2] was the eldest son of Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan by his wife, Alice (daughter of Arnulf de Montgomery).[3] Thomas was the progenitor[4] of the Geraldine House of Desmond, and brother of Gerald FitzMaurice, 1st Lord of Offaly, progenitor of the Geraldine House's of Kildare and Leinster.

Shanid Castle. Shanid was the seat of Thomas FitzMaurice.

In 1210, Thomas invaded Connacht with Geoffrey de Marisco at the head of a force of Anglo-Norman troops gathered in Munster, and of followers of Donnchad Cairprech Ó Briain, King of Thomond. This expedition aided in forcing Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht into negotiations with John de Gray, Justiciar of Ireland.[5]

Marriage and issue

Thomas FitzMaurice married Ellinor, daughter of Jordan de Marisco, and sister of Geoffrey de Marisco, who was appointed justiciar of Ireland in 1215.[6][4], and had issue:

John FitzGerald, 1st Baron Desmond[6][4]

Ancestors of Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald

Otho

Walter FitzOtho, tenant-in-chief of lands in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, and Middlesex

Gerald de Windsor, Constable of Pembroke Castle

Beatrice

Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan

Tewdwr ap Cadell ap Einion ap Owain ap Hywel Dda

Rhys ap Tewdwr, Prince of Deheubarth, of the House of Dinefwr

Nest ferch Rhys, Princess of Deheubarth

Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn ap Gwerstan ap Gwaithfoed

Gwladys ferch Rhiwallon of Powys

Nest verch Cadell

Thomas FitzMaurice , Lord of O'Connelloe

Notes

Otway-Ruthven, A.P. (1993). A History of Medieval Ireland. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. p. 87. ISBN 1-56619-216-1.
Webb, Alfred. A Compendium of Irish Biography. Dublin: 1878.
Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700. Eighth ed. (2008), p. 169.
Burke, Bernard, A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. London: Harrison. 1866. p. 204
Otway-Ruthven, p. 82.
Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant. Volume III. London: George Bell & Sons. 1890. p. 83

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[1] Otway-Ruthven, A.P. (1993). A History of Medieval Ireland. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. p. 87. ISBN 1-56619-216-1.

[2] Webb, Alfred. A Compendium of Irish Biography. Dublin: 1878.

[3] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700. Eighth ed. (2008), p. 169.

[Burke-4] Burke, Bernard, A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. London: Harrison. 1866. p. 204

[FOOTNOTEOtway-Ruthven,_p._82-5] Otway-Ruthven, p. 82.

[Cokayne-6] Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant. Volume III. London: George Bell & Sons. 1890. p. 83